Welcome to Waterbury ...

Waterbury is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

When the people of Waterbury refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Waterburian<2>

Waterbury is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waterbury lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Waterbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Waterbury - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waterbury.

Communities near Waterbury ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waterbury.

• Black River Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
• Neillsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Neillsville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
• Merrillan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
• Alma Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
• Warrens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Warrens is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Granton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Granton is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
• Millston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Millston is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
• Lynxville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
• Pray
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pray is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
• Hatfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hatfield is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waterbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waterbury. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterbury.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterbury. See our Newspapers Page for Waterbury.

Adding Waterbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waterbury in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Waterbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Waterbury post office opened in 1883. The Waterbury post office closed in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterbury.